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Workspan Daily Plus+
02/10/2026
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;Intellectual humility — the confidence and willingness to be wrong; those who cannot change their minds in the face of new evidence will be the proverbial brick wall the organization runs into, hindering its growth.;
In general, a high AQ is characterized by the ability to:
;Pivot quickly to adapt to change;;
;Willingly discard obsolete strategies and knowledge; and,;
;Effectively discern the next path to learn and follow.;
Famously, the leadership of Eastman Kodak and Blockbuster had critically low AQ, which led to their failure to adapt their business models to new technologies and customer demands, as they preferred to rely on past successes rather than adapt.
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Journal Article
03/01/2021
Health insurance, in particular, spiked during World War II as President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that froze compensation increases nationally to prevent an inflationary spiral to lure people away from military service.
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Workspan Daily
03/14/2025
Another Judge Rules a Trump Agency Firing Was Illegal
As
reported previously in Workspan Daily , a U.S. federal judge on March 6 ruled President Trump’s firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member and former chair Gwynne Wilcox was illegal and ordered her to be reinstated.
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Workspan Daily
12/13/2024
Key Takeaways
Spain Introduces Paid Climate Leave ;Office Leases Are Forcing Companies’ Hands on Return-to-Office;Tokyo Government Offers Four-Day Workweek to Employees ;Boeing Lays Off Workers in Washington and California;Staffing Firms Ordered to Pay $2.4M in Back Wages, Damages;
Spain Introduces Paid Climate Leave
Following deadly October floods that killed more than 200 people, Spain has adopted a paid climate leave of up to four days a year for workers.
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Workspan Daily Plus+
11/25/2025
Additionally,
Executive Order 13706 , instituted by then-President Barack Obama in 2015, requires certain federal contractors to provide up to seven days of paid sick leave, including for absences related to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
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Workspan Daily
02/23/2022
In a recent Wall Street Journal article , marketing-strategy consultant Dorie Clark spelled out the importance of proactive managers.
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Workspan Daily
07/14/2022
According to the Wall
Street Journal , Evan Low, the Democratic state assembly member who
co-wrote the proposed legislation, said the bill failed to advance after the
California State Assembly’s Labor and Employment Committee declined to set it
for a policy hearing, effectively ending the bill’s chances of progressing in
the current legislative session.
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Workspan Daily
11/18/2022
Starbucks Workers Strike for Higher Pay, Staffing Improvements Starbucks workers across 100 different stores in the U.S. went on strike Thursday, aiming to push the company to bargain for higher compensation and improved staffing levels, the Wall Street Journal reported .
Workspan Daily
06/23/2023
Arm & Hammer Executive Loses Stock Options Over Deleted Texts As reported by the Wall Street Journal , one of the top executives at Church & Dwight was stripped of $200,000 in stock awards because he deleted texts on his personal phone that the company wanted to review for an undisclosed legal matter.
Workspan Daily
09/15/2023
Fast-Food Worker Pay Set to Rise in California Under Union Deal Fast-food workers in California are poised to get a $20 minimum wage next year under a deal announced Sept. 11 between labor unions and the restaurant industry, the Wall Street Journal reports .